Week 1

So.  We left Belleville on January 31st.  We we worried about what the weather would be like for our drive south but it ended up being fantastic!  It was VERY warm!  6 degrees!   We drove to Lebanon, PA our first night, then to Walterboro, SC our second night.  On Thursday, February 2nd we made it to our condo in Indian Shores, Florida.  We instantly fell in love with the place and decided that this is where we will spend MANY winters in the future.  The beaches are beautiful....white, soft sand.  Warm ocean breezes....  Can't say enough!

Since we got here late on our first night, we decided to go to a restaurant/pub/bar for dinner.  Ended up at a place called Crabby Bill's.  We had some tuna to start - AMAZING....perfectly rare with a nice wakame salad.  Casey had aligator bites and Oysters Cleveland.  I had a blackened Mahi Mahi salad.  With happy hour wine/beer (of course!!!!).

Friday - nice morning run to start the day...hadn't run in 3 days so I was ready.  BUT, not ready for the humidity!  Sat around the pool for a while.  Temps in the pool are kept at about 95 degrees!  Walked the beach for quite some time!  Decided to make a trip to the local grocery store to buy food/wine.  Gotta love buying wine in the grocery store.  We also found a place that sells fresh seafood, called The Reef.  Bought some amazing Crab Cakes for dinner!!!!!!

Saturday - another nice run.  Another nice day by the pool.  Decided on a road trip to Clearwater.  Found the most amazing Happy Hour Ever!!!!!!!!  $0.50 oysters and shrimp.  $0.99 beer.  Had a dozen oysters and a dozen shrimp, a couple beer and a glass of wine!!!!!!!!!  Life is good!

Sunday - Super Bowl Sunday....Looking forward to a visit from Mark and Denise.  Started the day with a nice run, relaxing by the pool and a walk along the beach.  Went to Friendly's for the super bowl.  Sat beside a couple from Windsor!!!!!  And met a couple from Belleville!!!!!  Small world.  Mark and Denise arrived shortly after the super bowl and we had a nice visit.

Monday - went to Sarasota with Mark and Denise to visit Larry and Julie.  Then back to Indian Shores where we went to Crabby Bill's again.  Had an amazing dinner and LOTS of wine and beer!  Late night.

Tuesday - Tough morning to get up for a run, but had to be done.  Gotta sweat out that poison from last night!!!!! Mark and Denise headed off to Miami to visit with Denise's cousins.  So, we decided to just chill out and hang out by the pool and do a visit to the super Walmart.

Wednesday - Another typical day here in Florida!!!!!  Woke up...didn't have to go to work!  So, went for a run.  This was the first morning there was no humidity in the air and I actually enjoyed my run!  Then, time by the pool again.  Went to John's Pass Village this afternoon.  Nothing special.  Seemed like a tourist trap.  Some locals here invited us to a "fish fry" in the common area.  What a great time.  We met lots of people in the condo...many Canadians.

So, that pretty much sums up week 1 of our trip so far.  Lots of sun, pool, beach walking/running, eating seafood and drinking wine.  We are looking forward to seeing the Lightning next week VS Ottawa.  Going to St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay.  Maybe Dunedin too.  We are very thankful that we can do this.